Brief but severe turbulence sent five people to the hospital who were on board an American Airlines flight from Miami, Florida, to Milan, Italy, on Sunday night.
The turbulence struck about four hours into the flight, injuring three flight attendants and four passengers, according to the airline. The plane made an emergency diversion to Newfoundland, Canada, where the flight attendants and two passengers were transported to a local hospital.
"It rolled on its side, everything went flying. It was pretty intense," passenger Karen Case told CBC News. "I really thought that was it."
These 2 passengers were in business class, describing what happened. #cbcnl pic.twitter.com/HhGjmlTPFb— Meghan McCabe (@McCabeMeg) January 25, 2016
The Boeing 767-300 made an emergency diversion to St. John's International Airport in Newfoundland and landed at 9:46 p.m., about an hour after the turbulence struck.
"We are taking care of our passengers and crew, and we are working on next steps to get them safely to their destination," a spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement.
None of the injuries were life-threatening. The plane will continue onto Milan later on Monday, according to the airline.
UPDATED 1:36 p.m. ET: The original version of this story incorrectly contained a video from a similar incident in 2014. The video has been removed.